Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller, center, speaks with family members of Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, Marine Corps’ first black aviator, after the keel laying ceremony for Frank E. Petersen, Jr. DDG 121, at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss., Feb. 21, 2017. D’Arcy Neller was the ship’s sponsor for the ceremony.

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